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No. 198,049. Patented Dec. I1, 1877'y NETEPS HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NIFTEDSTATS PATENT ort-'1on- JOSEBH sY'oHA'TEn, oF sYRAci-Isn, NEW YORK, Assrenon or ONE-HALF Hrs' y RIGHT 'ro rHrLLiP scHELLEn, orgsAME PLAGE.

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. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,649., dated December 1l, 1877 application filed v f February 28, 1877. i

To all whomit'may concern: I

Be it known that I', JosEPn-SCHTER, o the cityof'Syracuse, in the State of New-York, have invented new andu: eful) Improvements in oioulesnriersfof which the fonowing, taken in connection with the accompanying draw ing, isa full, clear, and exact description.

. This invention relates to improvements in that class of clothes-driers in which the clothesline isapplied toa reel havingboth a rotary and vertical sliding movement on a. central post 5 and it consists, irst, in a nvelconstruction Vofthe post, whereby the hoisting apparatus is `completely inclosed and protected from the weather, and from tampering with its mechanism, and which gives accessl to said apparatus when required, and rend ers the post light and easily'erected and taken down second, in the' combination and arrangement, with the sliding collar which su-pports the reel,

of two-ropes, connected, respectively, at one' end to'oppositefsides ofsaidcollar, passing overpulleys at opposite sides, at 'or near the" top' of thepost, down the'interior of the same',

and attached at the other end to and wound= in` the same direction upon a windlass inclosed by said post, by'which arrangement the sliding collar is lifted at two opposite sides to maintain itin afhoriz'ontal position and preventv its binding on the'post during the operar tion, and which also' renders'the hoisting' ap-v paratus safe and durable; third, in a novel construction of thesliding collar and reel or revolving spider, by which friction and-clogging by ice and corrosion of the two parts are nearly entirely prevented 5' fourth, in the' combination, with tw-o oppositel radial arms of the-reel, of bars connected centrally at right angles to the `end of said arms', and clothes-lines extended from one of said bars vto the other, by which device the apparatus -isadapted for narrow long localities; iifth,"in a novel, simple, and cheap construction of boxes', which are readily attached to and detached from the post, and have bearings for pulleys which admit of a ready application and removal of same, all constructed, combined, and arranged substantially in the manner herein after fully described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved clothes-drier,

with the cover at the windla'ssremoved to show the latter with its connections. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the sliding collar and the revolving spider, to which the clothes-line bars are attached; Fig. 3, a plan view of the' same; Fig. 4, ajview of the cover for the open-f ing at the windlass Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged detail views of' the pulleys and their bearings or boxes, and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the clothes-line bars arranged for a narrow locality. Fig. Sis an enlarged top view of the sliding collar and revolving' spider, and Fig. 9-'a` verticalv section of same.

.y Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the center post constructed so as to! form a complete box or inclosure for the hoist- .ing apparatus, provided with the-cap c on top sleeve fitted to' slide vertically. on the exterior of the post A. Itis provided at opposite sides with straps or hangers, s, eachoi' which is con; neeted at its upper end with one end of one ofthe hoisting-ropes, r. -These ropes pass over pulleys p p, at opposite A sides, at or near thetop of the post, down the interior'of the latter, and are, at the otherV end, wound in one direction around and attached to the windlass f W. By applying two' ropes the strain inci dent from hoisting the reel is divided `between the said ropes and their respective pulleys. Consequently the wear uponv the same is diminished and the apparatus rendered durable,

and in case of breakage of one, the reelA is prevented from falling by means of the other.

It will also be observed that by thus lifting the reel "at opposite sidesand lowering it by its gravity it is -maintained in a horizontal position, and the sliding' collar is prevented from binding and cutting the post during the said operation. bis a spider or skeleton casting, having a central orifice of a diameter to form an open space between it and the e-ollar a about which it revolves, and a circumferential'trea'l or iiange, t', on its under side, with which it rides upon and is supported by a bearing von the lower extremity of the hang ers s, Thus no pockets or receptacles are formed in which water can accumulate and corrode the castings, or by its freezing clog or break the spider. For the purpose of further reducing friction the said bearings on the hanger s may be provided with friction-rollers, u, and the spider mounted upon the same.

The spider is held on its lower bearings and maintained in a horizontal position by pins n on the collar a engaging a circumferential recess, i', around the top edge of the central circular orifice of the spider. m m are sockets on the exterior of the spider, to which are attached the radial clothes-line bars o o. In order to adapt the clothes-drier for long narrow localities, two opposite radial arms, o o, of the reel may be dispensed with, and to the end of each of the remaining two a bar, of, may be attached at its center, at right angles to the arm o, and .the clothes-lines extended from one bar o to that at the opposite end of the reel, as illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawing. l

w w are stops attached to the post A, for limiting the descent of the sliding apparatus and supporting the same while -attaching the clothes tothe lines. They are placed at such relative position that thebottom of the hanger vs-is caused to -rest upon them, and the spider allowed to be revolved. W is a windlass placed at a convenient height inside the post A, and having connected withit the hoistingropes 1", and provided with a, handle on 'the outside for raising and lowering the sliding apparatus.- X is a ratchet-wheel likewise inclosed and attached to the end of the windlass-drum, and lis a dog engaging the same, and having a handle protruding at the side of the post, by,1neans of which the dog is l lifted off the ratchet-wheel whenever the sliding apparatus is to be lowered.

f is a staple attached to the post immediately above the handle of the dog when at rest, and having'an eye at the outer end, in which is `attached the padlock lf, embracing with its latch the lever of the dog Z, so as to prevent its being raised. -Thus the apparatus can -be locked in an elevated position to render the access toy the clothes more difficult. J are the boxes in of sliding the box. endwise into the seat c' formed in the upper end of the post A, and brace the box when attached.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination and arrangement with the sliding collar a of the two ropes r r, connected, respectively, at one end to opposite sides of said collar, passing over pulleys p p at opposite sides at or near the top of the post, and connected at the other end with the Windlass W, all arranged with the hollow post A, substantially in the'manner described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The sliding collar a, provided with hangers ss and pins n, and the spider b, having an enlarged central orifice and the circumferential recess t" around the top thereof, and provided on its under side with the circumferential tread 1I, constructed and combined, substantially as described and shown, for the purpose specified. Y

3. The combination with the radial arms o o-of the bars o of, attached at the center to the end of and at right angles to said bars or arms, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination and arrangement of the hollow or box-post A, closed on all sides, provided with a removable cover at the wndlass W, and with the pulleys p p at opposite sides at or near the top, the collar a having hangers s, provided with friction-rollers u, and pins n the spider b having an enlarged central orifice and the circumferential recess t" around the top thereof, and provided on its under side with the circumferential tread ,the ropes r 1j, attached respectively at one end to opposite sides of the collar a, passing over pulleys p p, to the interior of the post A, and connected at the opposite end to the windlass w, all constructed and arranged substantially in the manner speciiied and shown, for the purpose set forth.

- 5. The combination, with the herein described lhoisting apparatus, of counterpoises placed inside the post A, and connected with the sliding collar a by ropes r', or their equiva-v lents, passing over pulleys p' at or near the top of the post, as and for the purpose set forth. i f Y 6. The boxes J in the form of a U, having open bearings a for pulleys in their upper ends, and provided onl theV outside of the vertical limbs with'parallel ilangesf, constructed substantially as and for the purpose specified. In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed my seal in the presence of two attesting witnesses at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and lState of New York, this 20th day of February, 1877.

' JOSEPH scHATER. [n s] 

